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A shadow looms over Europe’s eastern flank, and Britain is stepping closer to the edge. Defense Secretary John Healey’s recent remarks signal a willingness to deploy troops to Ukraine if…

Something has shifted in Washington. After months of what looked like inexplicable patience with Vladimir Putin, President Trump appears to be changing course. A leaked recording from a 2024 fundraiser…

It’s tempting to think that Donald Trump might finally be waking up to Vladimir Putin’s game. The recent flare of frustration in his public remarks—lashing out at the Russian leader’s…

It’s tempting to believe that Donald Trump’s latest rhetoric on Russia signals a pivot—a decisive break from his earlier flirtations with Vladimir Putin’s regime. The idea that he’s finally seen…

It’s become almost cliché to say Donald Trump sees the world through a transactional lens, but former National Security Advisor John Bolton forces us to confront what that really means…

In a remarkable shift on the modern battlefield, Ukrainian forces have achieved what may be a historic first: compelling Russian soldiers to surrender through the use of unmanned ground vehicles,…

While headlines focus on Ukrainian drone strikes hitting Moscow airports—dramatic spectacles that briefly capture global attention—the real story unfolds in spreadsheets, budget deficits, and the quiet desperation of a regime…

The oligarchs are dropping like flies again. Window falls, mysterious car deaths, arrests on private jets bound for Turkey—Putin’s inner circle is experiencing what can only be described as an…

Nuclear weapons can compensate for many weaknesses, but they cannot solve the most fundamental problem any nation can face: the gradual disappearance of its own people. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine…

There’s a persistent narrative floating around Western discourse that fundamentally misunderstands the nature of Russia’s current predicament. You’ll find it in op-ed pages and cable news debates, usually framed as…